Category: nursery

April, Month of the Military Child

April is the Month of the Military Child and each year we love taking the time to celebrate our military children here at Merry Hill. Service children can face challenges with parents in the armed forces. Yet these children are also an amazing asset to families, schools and the local community. The Month of the …

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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr Seuss

Hello everyone, This week we are reading One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr Seuss, a classic children’s author.  Dr Seuss excelled at making silly, fun rhymes which ignite children’s interest in rhyme.  The illustrations are also very amusing and capture a child’s attention. Literacy  – Read the story if you have …

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This week at Nursery. . . . .

Hello Everyone! What a change in the weather this week! Did you see the snow outside today?!?! We have had a busy week in Nursery.  We got to have a go at the lovely Easter Egg trail organised by the Friends of Merry Hill.  We continued with our flower bed and planted out some lovely …

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This week in Nursery . . .

Hello Everyone! We hope you all enjoyed the lovely long weekend in the sunshine! We have carried on with our class bean experiment this week  and taken pictures of our beans – some of the beans have grown a lot this week! The tallest bean was 20 cm!  We have also been experimenting with cress …

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Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson

Hello everyone, This week we are reading Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson.  A little monkey loses his mum and a ‘helpful’ butterfly tries to find her for him.  This is a delightful story highlighting the importance of giving all the information needed and being specific!  It’s also a wonderful example of how we all have …

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This week in Nursery . . .

Hello Everyone! How quickly has this week gone by! On Monday we continued with our measuring theme up in the woods – using tape measures and string to see how big the trees are – there were some really big ones and teeny tiny ones too. The biggest tree needed 3 tape measures! In Literacy …

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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Hello everyone, Our story this week is a real classic – We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen.  It’s one that is read again and again.  Here’s a link to the story, read (and performed) by the author himself.  Michael Rosen performs We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – YouTube Literacy  – Listen/read/watch …

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This week at Nursery . . . .

Hello Everyone! What a lot of lovely sunshine we have seen this week – it’s starting to feel like Spring! We enjoyed our time in the woods looking for signs of Spring and then throughout the week we have been drawing some lovely daffodils – do you like our pictures? The adults thought that the …

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This week at Nursery . . .

Hello everyone! What a busy fun filled week we have had at Nursery. On Monday we went on a walk around the playing field looking for signs of spring – we found quite a few!! Daffodils, snowdrops and buds on the trees – if you’re on a walk outside have a look at what you …

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World Book Day – Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Hello everyone, Today is World Book Day!  Celebrate with us and dress up as your favourite character.  Don’t forget to ask your child why their favourite character is so special.  Reading to, and with your child is fundamental.  Without continued exposure to stories, studies have shown that child are 3 years behind their peers!  This …

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